Definition of civil

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Civil (a.) Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; -- said of an individual.

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Civilian :: Civilian (n.) One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military or clerical..
Indecorum :: Indecorum (n.) Want of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in behavior or manners which violates the established rules of civility, custom, or etiquette; indecorousness..
Prevenancy :: Prevenancy (n.) The act of anticipating another's wishes, desires, etc., in the way of favor or courtesy; hence, civility; obligingness..
Neighborly :: Neighborly (a.) Apropriate to the relation of neighbors; having frequent or familiar intercourse; kind; civil; social; friendly.
Policy :: Policy (n.) Civil polity.
Disrespect :: Disrespect (n.) Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; discourtesy.
Culture :: Culture (n.) The state of being cultivated; result of cultivation; physical improvement; enlightenment and discipline acquired by mental and moral training; civilization; refinement in manners and taste.
Dyaks :: Dyaks (n. pl.) The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices..
Gallantry :: Gallantry (n.) Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense, attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue; intrigue..
Polity :: Polity (n.) The form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments of government are combined into a systematic whole.
Mannerliness :: Mannerliness (n.) The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance.
Polemarch :: Polemarch (n.) In Athens, originally, the military commanderin-chief; but, afterward, a civil magistrate who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners. In other Grecian cities, a high military and civil officer..
Disputatious :: Disputatious (a.) Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper..
Attention :: Attention (n.) An act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort and pleasure of others; as, attentions paid to a stranger..
Tranquillize :: Tranquillize (v. t.) To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind..
Barbarism :: Barbarism (n.) An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness..
Temporal :: Temporal (n.) Civil or political, as distinguished from ecclesiastical; as, temporal power; temporal courts..
Full-bottomed :: Full-bottomed (a.) Full and large at the bottom, as wigs worn by certain civil officers in Great Britain..
Assize :: Assize (n.) A court, the sitting or session of a court, for the trial of processes, whether civil or criminal, by a judge and jury..
Actuary :: Actuary (n.) A registrar or clerk; -- used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registrar generally..
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